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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advancements in technology-enhanced learning enable students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like American Samoa to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Public servants want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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